Dead Fish

When Japan's feudal government censored all images of political satire, it is said that artists started using objects and animals as substitutes for the subjects of their satirical works. This generation of censorship is probably where the Age of Goldfish has its roots. When viewed while considering their historical context, one can see a different interpretation of the artist's thoughts. The Dead Fish is our way of paying homage to the Age of Goldfish. I think goldfish were the right choice as the weakest of the flying demons.

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Description

The Dead Fish is first encountered at Shinshu Field, down at the base of the ramp leading down to Tama's house. The Dead Fish is a koi fish wearing a robe and geta, with large fins as wings, which are also razor sharp and can be thrown like boomerangs.

Background

The Dead Fish is said to be the spirit of a woman who committed suicide by throwing herself into the sea. Also, it is implied that if one sees the carcass of a fish on the beach night, it must be exorcised, or the carcass will rise and attack the person[1].

Bestiary entry

"The transformed spirit of a woman who threw herself into the sea,this demonic fish can fly by flapping its fins like wings.If you spot a fish carcass on the beach at night, it is recommended that you exorcise the fin as if with a powerful slash.Doing so knocks these fish to the ground and sends them packing."

Strategy

When a Dead Fish is encountered, it is recommended that Amaterasu knock it out of the air by using Power Slash or aerial attacks on it. Also, if it throw its fins, the fins can be Power Slashed and deflected back at the demon, knocking it down. When knocked down, the demon will be open to attacks for a while. If Amaterasu has learnt Golden Fury and Brown Rage, then she can use it on the demon to farm it, but after a strike has been landed, it will immediately spring up and ran away from Amaterasu. Chase it down and deal damage to it quickly, as the Dead Fish, when its health has reached critical, it will glow red and chase after Amaterasu and tries to get on her and explode in a suicidal attack. Run, but if the demon managed to cling onto Amaterasu, Power Slash it off. Later in her journey, if Amaterasu has obtained the Thief's Glove, then after the Dead Fish has ran off, use the glove to send Issun after it and kill it, as Issun, once deployed, will chase a target until he has struck it. Unfortunately, the Dead Fish does not have any attack that a Sub-Reflector Counterattack can work with, so Amaterasu won't either get Demon Fangs or counterattack and kill the demon. When the Dead Fish is killed, use Power Slash as its Floral Finisher.